Head of History - Full-time

St Simon Stock Catholic School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-5432-147T
• Posted:30/04/2024
• Pay:MPS - UPS (£30,000 - £46,525) plus TLR 2.2 £5,223
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:13/05/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 20 May 2024

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HEAD OF HISTORY

St Simon Stock Catholic School are seeking an experienced and passionate Head of History from September 2024 to lead our History department and drive excellence in teaching and learning. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of delivering outstanding results and inspiring students to achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the department and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning are maintained.
• Developing and implanting a strategic vision for History that aligns with the school’s goals and objectives.
• Managing and developing a team of talented teachers
• Monitoring and evaluating student progress and ensuring that interventions are put in place where necessary
• Building strong relationships with parents, carers and other stakeholders to promote a culture of excellence and achievement.

Benefits of working at St Simon Stock Catholic School:

• A dynamic, exciting, supportive and caring working environment and ethos for staff/students
• Working in a school with an excellent reputation in the community.
• A school wide focus on wellbeing
• Staff laptop provided
• Dedicated and bespoke CPD time for all staff
• Personal development opportunities
• Access to Kent Rewards Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources

You are welcome to contact HR at HR@ssscs.co.uk if you would like to visit the school before submitting an application. 

For ease of applying, we are happy to accept applications directly from Kent Teach using the APPLY NOW link.

Should you be shortlisted for interview, additional information may be requested at that time.

Closing date for applications: 13 May 2024 at 9am

Interviews to be held: w/c  20 May 2024

Start date:  1 September 2024

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.  This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you are unsuccessful, we will contact you accordingly.

Information about the school

St Simon Stock Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Maidstone, Kent and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (KCSP). This multi-academy trust (MAT), established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent, currently comprises of 26 academies (21 primary and 5 secondary schools).

St Simon Stock is an over-subscribed, co-educational, high achieving school with a long tradition of academic success. We have over 1100 students on roll, including over 200 in Sixth Form and a staff of almost 100.

We value all our students equally and welcome the wide variety of cultures and experiences they bring to our school.

By modelling exemplary behaviour towards each other, carrying out service to others in school, at home and in the wider community, students develop a strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement helping them to take their place in the wider world.

Our students are a credit to the values of our school, and all visitors to our school comment positively on the excellent standards of behaviour, courtesy and good nature of the students they encounter whilst spending time here at St Simon Stock Catholic School.

We are rated by Ofsted as a Good Provider and in our last denominational inspection we were graded as Outstanding.

Our Offer: We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for fostering a very caring environment and a great record for investing in staff training and development.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for these roles.

Candidates will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. The search will not form part of the shortlisting process itself and shortlisted candidates will have the chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

St Simon Stock Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position is subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Susan Smith - HR Hub
• Address:Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
• Telephone: 01622 754551 x 1148
• Email: hr@ssscs.co.uk

Fax: (01622) 691439

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